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Smoking may put more than just your physical health at risk.
A comprehensive interdisciplinary paper removes any doubt that orcas don't belong in marine parks and zoos.
The once-famously cheap city is growing more expensive by the year, pricing out the artists that it was once known for.
A robotic teddy bear could improve physical and emotional outcomes in pediatric patients.
When a subculture like drag goes global, it's easy to forget the courage it took, and still takes, for so many people to live on the outside what they know they are on the inside. The maker of WIG and GAGA FIVE FOOT TWO on bravery, authenticity, and the eternal power of youth.
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, but doesn’t have the earliest sunrise or the latest sunset. Here’s why. The length of a day on planet Earth might […]
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The ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are remnants of the ice age. They're also the wild cards of climate science.
Lots of newspapers endorse candidates, but why? Does it actually help?
A recent report compared the youth marijuana usage rates across the U.S. states, revealing some surprising differences.
The remarkable distributed nervous system of the octopus is discussed at an astrobiology conference.
New research suggests that we should think twice before asking for input from a very wide range of people.
The flying rotorcraft drone is set to land on Saturn's largest moon in 2034.
In cities, people tend to think of parks as dangerous.
It’s where Earth’s axial tilt with respect to the Sun is most extreme. Here are the consequences. Today is June 21st, 2019: the day of the solstice. Although there are […]
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Here's why "glue people" won't get steamrolled by job automation.
ISS astronauts and NASA satellites capture amazing photos of the Raikoke volcano eruption.
#MeToo and #TimesUp catapult America into the club of world's most anti-women countries.
Not only do these monkeys use tools, they're developing new, better tools to adapt to their environment.
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.
The animal we fear most? Spiders.